Mark Omann News Today

UNION COUNTY — The clock was ticking 25 years ago at the Country Animal Clinic in Island City. An injured feline was in peril, a young cat, with green eyes; gray, black, and white fur and a calm, lovable disposition. The cat had been badly hurt after apparently being run over by a train days earlier. Its injuries included a crushed left rear leg and tail. Animal control officer Becky Maddock of the Union County Sheriff’s Office found the cat near railroad tracks and brought it to Dr. ...